Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- IT, System, Security
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Salary
- from 111.589 € Gross/Year
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you develop the ICT strategy, drive digital transformation, lead a team, and are responsible for governance and the secure operation of critical digital infrastructures.
Your role in the team
- As the Division Director of ICT Services and CIO, you shape the digital future of GeoSphere Austria and position ICT services as a strategic enabler for scientific excellence, innovation, and efficient operational services.
- As a member of our leadership team, you will bear the strategic and operational overall responsibility for the ICT services division and drive its future-oriented development as well as the digital transformation of GeoSphere Austria.
- They combine the potential of modern technologies and artificial intelligence with the requirements of secure, resilient, and highly available operation of critical digital infrastructures, thereby creating a robust digital foundation for research, infrastructure, and operational services.
- They report directly to the Scientific Director General and manage the ICT Services department with approximately 45 employees.
- They develop and are responsible for the ICT and digitalization strategy as well as the enterprise, data, and technology architecture, and advise the executive management on all strategic issues related to digitalization and ICT.
- They develop effective ICT governance, prioritize investments and digitalization initiatives, and drive the standardization, consolidation, and modernization of the ICT landscape.
- They drive the digital transformation of GeoSphere Austria forward and develop the digital infrastructure along the entire value chain - from measurement networks and data management to high performance computing and digital services - in a future-oriented manner.
- They unlock the potential of modern technologies, particularly cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and oversee their secure and sustainable integration into operational application.
- They bear overall responsibility for the secure, economical, resilient, and highly available operation of ICT as well as business-, research-, and operations-critical digital systems and infrastructures.
- You are responsible for information security, cybersecurity, ICT business continuity, ICT crisis management, and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, particularly NIS2.
- You are responsible for budget, resources, as well as the ICT project and technology portfolio, and you manage external technology partners and service providers.
- You lead and develop an interdisciplinary team, shape the organization, competencies, and working methods with a future-oriented approach, and promote a service-, innovation-, and solution-oriented culture.
- They position ICT as a strategic partner of the scientific, operational, and administrative sectors and represent GeoSphere Austria in relevant national and international networks and expert committees.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed university degree (Master/Diploma) in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable field.
Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge in the areas of ICT strategy, enterprise architecture, cloud and platform technologies, ICT governance, service management, cybersecurity and risk management, as well as NIS2.0.
- Knowledge in the field of data-intensive applications, High Performance Computing (HPC), or Artificial Intelligence is advantageous.
- Very good knowledge of German and English.
- Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset as well as strong innovation and design capabilities.
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills, as well as an inclusive and values-driven leadership personality.
- Strong transformation and implementation skills, as well as the ability to connect technological potentials with scientific and operational requirements.
- Ability to identify technological developments early, assess them strategically, and effectively leverage them for the organization.
Experience
- Several years of leadership experience at the divisional, departmental, or comparable management level.
- Proven experience in the strategic management of complex ICT landscapes as well as in the implementation of digitization and transformation programs.
- Experience in managing budgets, project portfolios, resources, and external partners.
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What we offer
- Paid 30-minute lunch break.
- Vacation week starting from the completion of the 43rd year of life.
- Flexible working hours (flextime and home office options).
- Ergonomic workplaces with garden usage options on the company premises (also for meetings).
- Varied and autonomous.
- To act creatively - to make a difference.
- In a successful company that makes an important contribution to our future.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
- 🧠Mental Health Care
- 🚲Bicycle Parking Space
- ♿️No Physical Barriers
- 👩⚕️Company Doctor
- 🎳Team Events
- 🏋🏿♂️Fitness Offers
- 🙂Health Care Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
- 🕺No Dresscode
- 🙅♂️No All-In Contracts
- 🏠Home Office
- ⏰Flexible Working Hours
- ⏸Educational Leave/Sabbatical
Food & Drink
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Job Locations
This is your employer
GeoSphere Austria
Klagenfurt, Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Wien
The Austrian Meteorological and Geological Service (ZAMG) is responsible for all national meteorological and geophysical services, including: - collecting, processing and storing results of meteorological and geophysical investigations - providing information, advice and consultancy services - dealing with relevant meteorological and geophysical issues relating to environmental protection - informing, advising and warning in case of crises or emergencies, natural disasters or environmental catastrophes - carrying out work on climatological and geological surveys of Austria.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Founding year
- 1851
- Language
- German, English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Public Service, Unions, Internet, IT, Telecommunication, Science, Research
Chief Information Officer
- Salary
- from 111.589 € Gross/YearNet salary converted from the gross salary in the job ad.from 69.462 € net/Year
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
